Destination

ayvacık | ÇANAKKALE

Adatepe

Adatepe is reached by a winding road that ascends from Küçükkuyu. As you climb, another breathtaking detail of the Edremit Gulf unfolds before your eyes. Just passing by the cemetery at the entrance of the village, you realize you have arrived at a truly unique place.

Adatepe, located north of the Küçükkuyu town in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale, is one of Turkey’s most talked-about and visited villages due to its preservation of a multicultural history and natural environment. Situated on the western slopes of Mount Ida, at the northern tip of the Edremit Gulf, Adatepe is 3.5 kilometers from Küçükkuyu and 280 meters above sea level.

BALIKESİR | ÇANAKKALE

Kazdağları

Kazdağları stretches along the northern shore of the Edremit Gulf, in the southwest of Turkey, 70 kilometers south of the ancient city of Troy.

Located within the borders of Balıkesir and Çanakkale provinces, Kazdağları is one of the planet's most special corners, known for its millennia-old mythology, nature that hosts endemic species, rich water sources, and oxygen content that has entered world literature.

AYVACIK | ÇANAKKALE

Story of Ida Blue

By the 1980s, Adatepe entered a period that influenced its development and preservation up to the present day. A group of intellectuals from major cities like Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, who visited Adatepe, were deeply impressed by its magical atmosphere. Some of these individuals, including artists, writers, architects, academics, and business people, bought and restored houses in Adatepe.

Ancient Cities

The ancient cities of Troy, Assos, and Pergamon are significant representatives of the rich historical heritage of the Aegean region. With a history dating back to 3000 BCE, Troy is known as the site of the Trojan War, as depicted in Homer's Iliad, and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.

Assos, the largest ancient city in the region after Troy, is situated on a volcanic hill overlooking the Aegean Sea and is known for being the site where the philosopher Aristotle established a school of philosophy.

Pergamon, one of the most magnificent settlements of the Hellenistic Period, served as the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon for nearly 150 years. This city is famous for having the steepest theater in the world and the Pergamon Library, which was the second largest library of its time.